In Hugh A. Campbell Memorial Run

“We love to do what we call fun runs, not road races,” said King-Williams, who works as a pharmaceutical sales representative in Sydney, Australia. “We looked it up and it was on P.E.I. on a Wednesday night, so it was a good reason to come.

“It was a lovely event. It’s actually my husband Sean’s birthday tomorrow (Thursday), so I thought do I take him for lobster, for mussels?

“Then I thought hot dogs, ice cream and strawberries at a church hall (Prince Edward Masonic Lodge), you couldn’t get more Maritimes than that.”

Top female

King-Williams was the first female to cross the finish line for the five-mile run in a time of 35 minutes 33 seconds (35:33), good enough for a very respectable fourth-place overall showing out of 34 runners. Nine other participants took part in a four-kilometre walk.

“It was hilly,” said the 43-year-old King-Williams in describing the out-and-back course over a dirt road. “It was a lovely course, and because it was out and back I just wanted to see the men coming back because it meant I was closer (to the finish).

“It was a good tough course, and the weather was perfect in that light rain and it cooled down.”

When asked if she was happy with her time, King-Williams, who is originally from Avonport, N.S., commented: “It was probably a bit slow, but it was a tough course, and jet lag and all that. I’m happy to have done it.”

King-Williams and Sean, who is visiting P.E.I. for the first time, arrived on P.E.I. on Tuesday morning from visiting family members in Nova Scotia.

“We are having a wonderful time,” said King-Williams, who added the couple took in Anne and Gilbert The Musical. “We went to what we call the fair down at the 2014 celebrations today (Wednesday), and saw the gorgeous red soil.”

An elite running coach, Sean finished second overall in a time of 30:28.

“We love to do what we call fun runs, not road races. We looked it up and it was on P.E.I. on a Wednesday night, so it was a good reason to come. It was a lovely event. It’s actually my husband Sean’s birthday tomorrow (Thursday), so I thought do I take him for lobster, for mussels? Then I thought hot dogs, ice cream and strawberries at a church hall (Prince Edward Masonic Lodge), you couldn’t get more Maritimes than that.”Cindy King-Williams